27 Nov 23

The Flash only

5.0°C: Cloudy: dull: soaking drizzle developed. Light / moderate northerly breeze. Moderate / poor visibility.

[Sunrise: 07:52 GMT]

No photos today

The Flash: 12:45 – 13:20

(231st visit of the year)

With the onset of the heavy drizzle I high-tailed it back home.

Bird notes:
- I must have a closer look at the Pochard. It does not seem to be developing in the way I would expect a first-winter drake to develop. It may be a duck after all.

Bird(s) noted flying over here:

None

Noted on / around the water:
- 6 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 Mute Swans
- 1 (1♂) Gadwall
- 34 (23♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) all-white feral duck
- 1 (1♂) Pochard
- 35 (21♂) Tufted Duck
- 17 Moorhens
- 41 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 5 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull: third winter
- 2 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron

Noted on / beside the street lamp poles etc. around the water etc.:

Nothing

(Ed Wilson)

Note:

Sunday 26 Nov 23 - Venus Pool Here.

Lapwings at Venus Pool (Ed Wilson)

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On this day can be found via the yearly links in the right-hand column.

Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
930+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls
95 Herring Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2012
Priorslee Lake
Goldeneye
3 Gadwall
6 Pochard
22 Tufted Ducks
146 Coots
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
8 Redwings
151 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson / John Isherwood)

2005
Priorslee Lake
50+ Golden Plover
4 Pochard
39 Tufted Duck
1 duck Wigeon
2 Ruddy Duck
2 Little Grebes
200+ Coot
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
12 Redwing
5 Fieldfare
8 Siskin
5 Reed Bunting
(Martin R Adlam)